[Trial control by metrifonate chemotherapy of Schistosoma haematobium in a dry savannah zone in Upper Volta]

Autor: B, Sellin, E, Simonkovich, L, Ovazza, M, Desfontaine, E, Sellin, J L, Rey
Jazyk: francouzština
Rok vydání: 1983
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Zdroj: Medecine tropicale : revue du Corps de sante colonial. 43(4)
ISSN: 0025-682X
Popis: Metrifonate (Bilharcil) was administered in a dose of 7,5 mg/kg, four times at 3 weeks interval to all villagers, regardless of the result of parasite examination, in order to test this treatment of urinary schistosomiasis in a hyperendemic village. On the year following the treatment, three parasite surveys were carried out. They showed a decline in the prevalence and a decrease in number of eggs excreted in the urine. The decrease rate was 91% to 94% in the 10-14 years group, the group with the highest infectivity.
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